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Test review for Waco High U.S. History unit on the 1920s
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1
Which leader was responsible for the "Back to Africa" movement of the 1920s?
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Louis Armstrong
2
What cultural contribution did African-American artists & performers help develop in the 1920s?
Jazz
Baseball
Assembly Lines
Communism
3
The availability of electricity led to growth in manufacturing of _____________
Cars
Oil
Telegraphs
Appliances
4
How did the American people respond to the Teapot Dome Scandal in the early 1920s?
People wanted to punish Germany
People began to distrust their elected officials
People wanted to sell alcohol
People began to invest in the stock market
5
How did Ford’s assembly line affect U.S. consumer culture?
Everyone had a Ford
Over-speculation in the stock market led to the crash
Assembly line led to fewer skilled workers
Allowed more products to be affordable for consumers
6
What is Charles Lindbergh most famous for?
First solo trans-Atlantic flight
Created the "Back to Africa" movement
Executed following the Red Scare of the 1920s
1920s bootlegger
7
Why did the U.S. government break up strikes in the 1920s?
To punish Germany for World War 1
To stop the spread of communism
To promote economic growth
To prohibit the sale of alcohol
8
Which of the following caused the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Fear of communism
Jazz
Prohibition
Stock Market Crash
9
Which aspect of 1920s American culture became popular in many other societies around the world?
Democracy
Stock Markets
Baseball
Jazz
10
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
21st
19th
20th
11
What created temporary prosperity (wealth) in the 1920s?
Speculative investments
Assembly lines
The Great Migration
Prohibition
12
Which group was in favor of the continuing the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Democrats
Women
Prohibitionists
Nativists
13
Which of the following happened as a result of the Red Scare of the 1920s?
Crash of the stock market
Prohibition
U.S. entry into World War 1
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
14
When did the stock market crash in the 1920s?
1917
1920
1929
1914
15
How did stock investments in the 1920s contribute to economic prosperity?
Provided money for businesses to expand
Prohibition eliminated the sale of alcohol
Everyone loves money so whatever
Investing money in the stock market is based on risk
16
The Harlem Renaissance coincided with an increase in African American ____________________
Crime
Political influence in northern cities
Founding of the NAACP
"Back to Africa" movement
17
What was a main consequence of the 18
th
Amendment (Prohibition)?
Growth of northern cities
Crash of the stock market
Increase in organized crime
Growth of jazz
18
What was the point of Wilson's "Fourteen Points?"
Embracing socialism
A lasting, simplified peace
19
Which writer portrayed the excesses of the 1920s in
The Great Gatsby
?
Jeffrey D. Bagwell
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
F. Scott Fitzgerald
20
How would you describe the economic policies of Presidents Harding and Coolidge?
Heavily invested in the stock market
Decreased regulation of business (laissez-faire)
Large shift of population to northern cities
High crime rates
21
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 tested the commitment of some Americans to ______________
Charles Darwin
Fundamentalism
The stock market
Alcohol
22
How did the assembly line affect American workers?
Workers went on strike
Workers became less skilled
Businesses made more money
Workers made less money
23
How did the U.S.’ economic position change after World War I?
America moved from a debtor nation to a creditor nation
Germany vowed revenge for the Treaty of Versailles
America's economy crashed in 1929 because of debts
America owed money to Germany
24
Jazz music is most closely associated with which historical period?
Brooklyn Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
World War 1
Spanish-American War
25
How did the Ford Motor Company affect U.S. businesses?
Mass production was adopted to increase production
They stopped immigrants from coming to the USA
They invested heavily in the stock market
They persuaded the government to reduce regulations
26
Why did cheap labor decrease after 1921?
The stock market crashed, causing unemployment
Spread of communism kept immigrants from coming to the USA
Immigration quotas were adopted
Many followed Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement
27
How did the mass-produced automobile affect transportation in the U.S.?
Cars were more expensive in the 1920s
Businesses exploit our insecurities for profit
Travel became more affordable
Everyone's car looked the same
28
Why was the 1920 presidential election significant?
Herbert Hoover said the end of poverty was near
It was the first election where women could vote
It was the first election after World War 1
Teddy Roosevelt won electoral votes as a 3rd party candidate
29
Why did the U.S. deport immigrants in the 1920s?
Fear that the stock market would crash
Fear of the spread of Islam
Fear that communists were infiltrating the U.S.
They wanted to make America great again
